Two Thousand Verses
I read a story today about a man, Jim Wallis, who went through all sixty-six books of the Bible and underlined every passage and verse that dealt with poverty, wealth, justice and oppression. After the experiment, he took a pair of scissors and cut every one of those verses out of his Bible. The result was a book in tatters that barely held together. His Bible was left in shambles.Today, Mr.Wallis speaks on issues of poverty and justice while holding his ragged Bible full of holes.
Brothers and sisters, this is our American Bible; it is full of holes. Each one of us might as well take our Bibles, a pair of scissors, and begin cutting out all the scriptures we pay no attention to, all the biblical texts that we just ignore.
According to The Poverty & Justice Bible, there are almost two thousand verses in Scripture that deal with poverty and justice.*
Labels: Discipleship, Justice
posted by Jeff Flowers 7:57 PM
2 Comments:
Another great quote that makes you wince (and think): "I have three things I'd like to say today. First, while you were sleeping last night, 30,000 kids died of starvation or diseases related to malnutrition. Second, most of you don't give a shit. What's worse is that you're more upset with the fact that I said 'shit' than the fact that 30,000 kids died last night.” - Tony Campolo
I'm not always a fan, either of Jim Wallis or Tony Campolo, or the politics/policies they endorse, but I think both serve a prophetic purpose in our world and to the church. I'm grateful for them and their ability to make us uncomfortable. Thanks for sharing.
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Emily Hunter McGowin, At
April 27, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Nice post of holy bible. I wish it spread divine message of bible.
dean graziosi
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April 26, 2011 at 4:47 AM
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